What if deploying a new capability to an industrial robot arm was as seamless as pushing an update to a web app? This week, Andrew sits down with Brian Gerkey, CTO of Intrinsic and a titan of the open-source robotics community, to discuss how modern AI is finally giving robotics the "brains" to handle the unpredictable physical world. Brian breaks down how to move away from rigid, monolithic automation toward software-defined, modular robotics using tools like ROS (Robot Operating System) and digital twins. Finally, Brian invites developers of all backgrounds to test their skills in Intrinsic's new AI for Industry Challenge by using AI to solve one of the hardest problems in manufacturing: plugging in a tangled cable.

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Giving robots a brain | Intrinsic’s Brian Gerkey